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Title: EUVE photometry of SS Cygni: Dwarf nova outbursts and oscillations

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/86972· OSTI ID:86972

The authors present EUVE Deep Survey photometry and AAVSO optical measurements of the 1993 August and 1994 June/July outbursts of the dwarf nova SS Cygni. The EUV and optical light curves are used to illustrate the different response of the accretion disk to outbursts which begin at the inner edge and propagate outward, and those which begin at the outer edge and propagate inward. Furthermore, the authors describe the properties of the quasi-coherent 7--9 s sinusoidal oscillations in the EUV flux detected during the rise and plateau stages of these outbursts.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
86972
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-120862; CONF-9503167-1; ON: DE95014394; TRN: AHC29521%%28
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1995 International Astronomical Union (IAU) colloquium #152 on astrophysics in the extreme ultraviolet, Berkeley, CA (United States), 27-30 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: 15 May 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English